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JANUARY 29, 2014

Watching Humboldt seabirds on the cold waters off the coast of South America , I noticed that of them dive for their fish/food. Unlike an ill equipped diver like me, Boobies have adaptations for a plunge-diving lifestyle: forward-facing eyes and streamlined heads and body. These birds develop speeds of around 97 km/h (60 mph).

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Lifestyle South America Woodpeckers Fish 183

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NOVEMBER 5, 2015

The Andean Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus andinus ) is one of the three flamingos occurring in the high Andes of South America. The status of its preferred wetlands throughout the year dictates movements that often results in a nomadic lifestyle. The Andean Flamingo is now protected under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

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MARCH 11, 2011

Renato Mar 13th, 2011 at 8:36 am Nice post, the Collared Doves also make it to South America. Reading the title, I feared you had succumbed to the “hook & bullet&# lifestyle of the Rockies and now carried a very, very big-calibered gun with you. Well written article with some facts I didn’t know.

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